The Veldt, Tremours, The Wyrds

The VeldtWebsite | Spotify | YoutubeIdentical twins Daniel and Danny Chavis originally hail from Raleigh/ Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Programmer Hayato Nakao, originally from Japan, hooked up with the Chavis brothers while living in New York. Along with Drummer Dale Miller, Micah Gaugh Keyboardist/Saxophone, Bassist Alex Cox and guitarist Martin Newman make up the current line upLifting their band’s name from a Ray Bradbury science fiction story, theirown life stories have also been quite fantastic. After signing to CapitolRecords in 1989, The Veldt were soon in the studio with dream-gazeguru Robin Guthrie working on their initial recordings, playing Americanconcert halls with Cocteau Twins and The Jesus and Mary Chain, andrecording ‘Marigolds’ with Lincoln Fong (Moose). Not long after, theywould record their classic ‘Afrodisiac’ (1994), produced by Ray Shulman(The Sundays, Bjork, Sugarcubes) and released via Mercury Records.They have also collaborated with TV On The Radio, Mos Def and LadyMiss Kier (Deee-Lite), and shared the stage with The Pixies, ThrowingMuses, Echo & The Bunnymen, Cocteau Twins, Manic StreetPreachers, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Oasis, Chuck D, Living Colour,and Schooly D.This past year has also been pretty monumental, with highlights includingsold-out tours with Phantogram and The Brian Jonestown Massacre,a European tour, two separate Canadian tours, appearance at some ofNorth America’s and Europe’s hottest psych fests, a spotlight featureon Time Warner Cable TV and being named as east coast support forModern English.Performing since they were children, the Chavis brothers’ musical rootslead back to the church and southern juke-joints, and listening to musicthat included gospel, Motown and Pink Floyd. The Veldt formed in thelate 80’s in Raleigh amongst the royalty of the legendary North Carolinamusic scene, including bands such as Superchunk, Archers of Loaf,The Connells, Dillon Fence, The dBs, Squirrel Nut Zippers, and RyanAdams. Pitchfork recently included their album ‘Afrodisiac’ in the top50 shoegaze albums ever released. Their sound also inspired futuregenerations of alternative artists, including TV On the Radio.